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Sotheby’s to Sell Sinatras’ 21ct. Diamond
Nov 14, 2018 10:15 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Sotheby’s New York will auction a 20.60-carat diamond ring that
Frank Sinatra gifted to his wife on their engagement in 1976.
The emerald-cut diamond ring, estimated at $1 million to $1.5 million, is one of several pieces of
Barbara Sinatra’s jewelry that will feature at the Magnificent Jewels auction
on December 4. Frank popped the question by throwing two diamonds on their bed
and telling her to pick one. Once she had made her selection, he then dropped
it into her glass of champagne. The formal proposal didn’t come until Barbara
made him choose which finger to put it on, according to her memoir, Lady
Blue Eyes.
Barbara wrote of her “romantic husband,” saying Frank “went
out of his way to make me feel loved and cherished every day.”
The Sotheby’s auction will also feature a Sinatra-owned ruby
and diamond bracelet by Van Cleef & Arpels with the jewelry house’s unique
“mystery set” style that assembles stones so that no prongs are visible. The
piece is estimated at $150,000 to $250,000. A platinum, diamond and gold-coin
necklace by Bulgari valued at $15,000 to $20,000 will also go under the hammer.
The jewels are part of a larger collection of Sinatra items
that includes film and entertainment memorabilia, personal accessories,
letters, books and artwork. Those lots will be sold at the auction house’s various
December sales.
Image: A 20.60-carat diamond ring from the collection of Barbara Sinatra. (Sotheby’s)
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Barbara Sinatra, Bulgari, frank Sinatra, Magnificent Jewels, Rapaport News, Sotheby’s, Van Cleef & Arpels
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